The Handbook of Medicinal Plants explores state-of-the-art developments in the field of botanical medicine, including ethnobotany, new technologies, and the latest applications to modern medicine. Nineteen experts from around the world provide vital information on natural products and herbal medicines--from their earliest relevance in various cultures to today's cutting-edge biotechnologies. Educated readers, practitioners, and academics of natural sciences will benefit from the text's rich list of references as well as numerous tables, figures, and color photographs and illustrations.
The Handbook of Medicinal Plants explores state-of-the-art developments in the field of botanical medicine, including ethnobotany, new technologies, and the latest applications to modern medicine. Nineteen experts from around the world provide vital information on natural products and herbal medicines--from their earliest relevance in various cultures to today's cutting-edge biotechnologies. Educated readers, practitioners, and academics of natural sciences will benefit from the text's rich list of references as well as numerous tables, figures, and color photographs and illustrations.
About the Editors Contributors Preface PART I. INTRODUCTION Chapter 1. Trends and Challenges in Phytomedicine: Research in the New Millennium (Hildebert Wagner) Introduction Quality Assurance of Medicinal Drugs and Phytopreparations Search for New Bioactive Compounds and Chemical Modifications of Leading Compounds Molecular-Biological Screening: Overall Pharmacological Profiles and Synergistic Effects Clinical Trials Pharmacokinetic Studies and Bioavailability Studies Scope and Aim of Phytomedicine in the Near Future Conclusion PART II. THE USE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS THROUGHOUT HISTORY CHINESE MEDICINAL PLANTS Chapter 2. History of Application of Medicinal Plants in China (Chang-Xiao Liu) Introduction Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs Brief History of Application of Medicinal Plants Medicinal Plants in China in the Past Century Development of Resources Chapter 3. Ethnopharmacology of Traditional Chinese Drugs from Medicinal Plants (Chang-Xiao Liu) Introduction Diaphoretics Antitussive Expectorants and Antiasthmatics Drugs Clearing Heat and Drying Dampness Purgative Drugs Drugs Expelling Wind and Dampness Aromatic Drugs Transforming Dampness Drugs Benefiting Urination and Draining Dampness Drugs Warming the Interior Drugs Regulating Qi Drugs Relieving Food Stagnation Drugs Expelling Parasites Drugs Stopping Bleeding Drugs Regulating Blood Conditions Drugs Tranquilizing the Mind Drugs Pacifying the Liver and Subduing End
About the Editors Contributors Preface PART I. INTRODUCTION Chapter 1. Trends and Challenges in Phytomedicine: Research in the New Millennium (Hildebert Wagner) Introduction Quality Assurance of Medicinal Drugs and Phytopreparations Search for New Bioactive Compounds and Chemical Modifications of Leading Compounds Molecular-Biological Screening: Overall Pharmacological Profiles and Synergistic Effects Clinical Trials Pharmacokinetic Studies and Bioavailability Studies Scope and Aim of Phytomedicine in the Near Future Conclusion PART II. THE USE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS THROUGHOUT HISTORY CHINESE MEDICINAL PLANTS Chapter 2. History of Application of Medicinal Plants in China (Chang-Xiao Liu) Introduction Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs Brief History of Application of Medicinal Plants Medicinal Plants in China in the Past Century Development of Resources Chapter 3. Ethnopharmacology of Traditional Chinese Drugs from Medicinal Plants (Chang-Xiao Liu) Introduction Diaphoretics Antitussive Expectorants and Antiasthmatics Drugs Clearing Heat and Drying Dampness Purgative Drugs Drugs Expelling Wind and Dampness Aromatic Drugs Transforming Dampness Drugs Benefiting Urination and Draining Dampness Drugs Warming the Interior Drugs Regulating Qi Drugs Relieving Food Stagnation Drugs Expelling Parasites Drugs Stopping Bleeding Drugs Regulating Blood Conditions Drugs Tranquilizing the Mind Drugs Pacifying the Liver and Subduing End
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